Study Guide

Objective

The student utilises their knowledge of the client’s functional restrictions and of the factors influencing the choice of assistive devices for mobility. The student can describe the importance of assistive devices for mobility for the client’s autonomy and independence in various environments. The student understands how the most common assistive devices for mobility work. The student can describe the importance of the correct sitting posture for wheelchair users. The student applies their knowledge base in evaluations of the need for assistive devices, in guidance in their use, in the evaluation of their functionality and in maintenance and repair work. The student knows the special mobility needs of special groups of users

Content

• Bases for providing assistive devices
• Functional capacity
• Assistive devices for mobility
• Basics of wheelchairs
• Sitting in a wheelchair
• Maintenance and repairs and possible modifications
• Fitting and evaluation of assistive devices for mobility and instruction in their use
• Tools for adapted physical activity

The course deals with the principles of sustainability, which are applied in the selection of materials, taking into consideration their recyclability, durability and ethical production, as well as in the utilisation of innovations and technology, while promoting social responsibility in health care

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Student uses professional knowledge base consistently
- Student searches for knowledge and justifies the use of sources
- Student justifies actions by means of evidence-based knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
- Student applies professional skills to different situations
- Student can act in a client-oriented way
- Student solves professional tasks and problems

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Student ensures safety and in accordance with the ethical principles of the field
- Student acts as an expert in multidisciplinary groups with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Student develops oneself

Assessment criteria, good (3)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Student applies professional concepts and knowledge fluently and diversely
- Student evaluates and uses evidence-based knowledge critically

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
- Student applies professional skills with a sense of
anticipation and is capable of independent decision-making in different situations
- Student acts responsibly and in a client-oriented way
- Student applies alternative solutions to professional decision-making

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Student evaluates professional activities and safety according to the ethical principles of the field
- Student acts as an expert of the field in multidisciplinary groups and projects in cooperation with people
with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Student develops work community and oneself

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Student shows great proficiency in professional knowledge base and applies it as a dedicated professional
- Student searches for international, evidencebased knowledge independently and uses and evaluates it critically

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
- Student applies professional skills with a sense of
anticipation and is capable of independent decision-making in different situations and operating environments
- Student assumes responsibility for the client/patient’s overall care and service process within health care
- Student creates innovative and alternative solutions for professional decision-making

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Student develops professional activities and safety according to the ethical principles of the field
- Student develops professional activities as an expert in multidisciplinary groups and projects in cooperation
with people with diverse cultural backgrounds
- Student has a goal-oriented approach to work and aims to develop oneself and the workplace

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

PASS: Same as satisfactory (see above)

Fail

PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
- Student does not appreciate professional knowledge base adequately
- Studentdoes not use professional knowledge

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACTIONS
- Student does not apply professional skills sufficiently
- Student does not use client-oriented approach

ETHICS, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Student does not adequately consider safety and ethical principles of the field
- Student is not able to participate in group or development work

Further information

Evaluation: Intermediate level, expert